Parkinson's disease Board decisions

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease is being remanded for further investigation into his exposure to herbicide agents in Okinawa, Japan.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a mix-up in personnel files, and will need to ensure that all relevant documents are correctly filed before making a determination on service connection for Parkinson's disease.

The Board denied service connection for COPD, Parkinson's disease, lung condition (claimed as lung scarring due to cancer and emphysema), schizophrenia, right foot condition, and left foot condition. The Veteran was not provided with a VA medical opinion regarding his fingers.,Service connection was denied because the evidence did not establish that any of these conditions were related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Parkinson's disease due to Agent Orange exposure and for bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not show current disabilities or in-service exposures that would support these claims.

The Veteran's surviving spouse withdrew the claims for service connection for various conditions, including depression, diabetes mellitus type II, diverticulitis, elevated cholesterol, Parkinsonism, gall stones, hypertension, hypothyroidism, chronic kidney disease, kidney stones, osteoarthritis, and pancytopenia.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and examination to determine the severity of his right foot disability, as well as the etiology of his claimed TBI, neck, and nose disabilities. The claims for service connection are also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed.,The Veteran's application to reopen his claims of service connection for COPD and Parkinson's disease due to herbicide exposure is granted.

The Veteran's Parkinson's Disease is granted service connection due to in-service herbicide exposure. The effective date for right ear hearing loss is set at February 23, 2011. Service connection for tinnitus is denied as the claim was not filed within one year of the August 2008 rating decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson's Disease, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide agent exposure in service and no in-service injury or disease linked to the condition. The more persuasive evidence of record showed that the Veteran developed Parkinson's Disease decades after service discharge.

The Veteran withdrew his claims of service connection for all four conditions (respiratory disorder, stroke, heart disease, and Parkinson's disease). The appeals are dismissed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, Parkinson's disease, bilateral hand cramps and leg cramps secondary to Parkinson's disease due to incomplete verification of herbicide exposure in Korea. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including a VA opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's Parkinson's disease residuals. The issues include rating higher than 20 percent for Parkinson's disease residuals of the upper and lower extremities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bipolar disorder is as likely as not aggravated by his Parkinson's disease, including medication used to treat it. Service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for further development of the record, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's Parkinson's disease is related to service exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for Parkinsonism on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure. The claim for dementia/neurocognitive disorder is remanded as there are issues of secondary and aggravation service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to asbestos and/or heavy metals during service, which is necessary to determine if these exposures contributed to his cause of death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for COPD, peripheral neuropathy of both lower and upper extremities, and Parkinson's disease due to herbicide agent exposure. The Veteran asserts that his conditions are related to his exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board denied service connection for a recurrent left upper extremity disability, claimed as secondary to Parkinson's disease, finding that no such condition was shown during active service or at any time thereafter.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for clarification on whether service connection can be granted based on direct exposure to contaminated water at Camp LeJeune, and also to consider if an earlier effective date is warranted given the Veteran's claim filed in November 2015.

The Veteran's service connection claim for Parkinson's disease was denied as the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of the condition and there is no causal relationship to his military service.,Service connection for tumor neoplasm of the right side and adrenal gland tumor were remanded due to inadequate rationale in the August 2017 VA examination.